"But she has gathered that Americans, in spite of their public declarations of affection, in spite of their miniskirts and bikinis, in spite of their hand-holding on the street and lying on top of each other on the Cambridge Common, prefer their privacy."

-- Jhumpa Lahiri

#Lying Quotes #Hands Quotes #Bikinis Quotes

“Now I rewrite more and more severely, and I take great pleasure in cutting thousands of words out of first drafts; I think that's a pleasure worth learning as early as possible in one's career, not least because realizing that one can do it helps one relax into writing the first draft in which it's better to have too much material for later shaping than not enough.”
“To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.”
“Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious. And I said Right.”
“There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.”
“How many of the people I know - sons and daughters - have intricate abstract expressionist paintings of their mothers, created out of their own emotions, attitudes, hands. And how many have only Polaroid pictures of their fathers.”
“Friend - a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection and loyalty.”
“The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected.”
“As far as Apple goes, it was a different company every few years from the time I joined in 1984.”

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